Sancai pottery mortar with floral pattern, Five Dynasties period, China, 10th century. Artist: Unknown
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Sancai pottery mortar with floral pattern, Five Dynasties period, China, 10th century. Artist: Unknown

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Sancai pottery mortar with floral pattern, Five Dynasties period, China, 10th century. A shallow stoneware bowl from Hunyuan kiln, Shanxi province, the interior of which is combed all over and incised with a stylised five-petalled flower below a combed border and covered with sancai glazes including a pale blue. This type of mortar was used to reduce the 'cakes' of tea which were produced at this time.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

900e siècle

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images

Notre référence

HRM19B71_347

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

17,9Mo (848,4Ko) / 18,7cm x 24,0cm / 2209 x 2839 (300dpi)

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